Blake Mathison, Death – Investigators release the names of two men involved Monday night in a fatal DeKalb County crash. Authorities say Blake Mathison, 59, of Sycamore, was driving westbound on Plank Road near Lukens Road in Sycamore when his delivery van was hit head-on by a semi-truck driven by 27-year-old Hector Vela of Elgin.
Preliminary investigation shows Vela veered into the westbound lane to avoid a line of stopped vehicles at the intersection. Both vehicles ended up in the ditch after the crash. First responders found Mathison dead at the scene.
Vela did comply with a drug and alcohol screening are the results pending.